Passing motorists, residents and people visiting the northern end of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail will soon be able to use better amenities.
Somerset Regional Council is building two new amenities blocks in Moore and Linville, both of which are close to completion.
And the South Burnett Regional Council has repaired a similar amenities block at Benarkin and reopened it for public use.
In Moore, the Council is replacing the existing brick amenities block at Stanley Gates Park in the heart of the town.
A much bigger, more modern facility featuring toilets, showers, water tanks, a new bore and new water treatment facilities is being built at a new location in the park.
In recent years the current amenities block – built in 1989 – has struggled to cope with the volume of use it now receives.
The bore that supplied water to the block proved to be unreliable, and the old facilities lacked disability accessible toilets.
Once the new new block is built, the old one will be demolished and the area it occupied restored to parkland.
Nearby Linville is also getting new a new amenities block.
This is located in Ditchman Park, opposite the Linville Hotel near the Linville trailhead.
The prefabricated unit includes a disability accessible toilet and shower facilities.
It will also use solar power to produce hot water, augmented with an electric booster for cloudy days.
Both projects are being funded by a $403,000 grant from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s Bushfire Recovery funding program.
Completion of the two new blocks will follow the recent re-opening of the South Burnett Regional Council’s facility at First Settlers Park in Benarkin.
The block’s shower and toilets are fully functional again after the SBRC spent several months repairing the block’s waste water treatment and septic systems.
[Photos: Friends of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Inc]
